Hundreds Of British Citizens Protest Israel – Media Blackout

Hundreds of citizens have taken to the streets of Britain in anti-Israel protests, amid rising tension over Israel’s sanctions against the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Amid a total media blackout, people protested in front of the Israeli embassy in London, demanding that Israel lift the restrictive measures immediately.

Alalam.ir reports: The demonstration on Saturday was organized by the Palestinian Forum in Britain, who said they sought to attract attention to Israel’s aggression in Jerusalem.

Some of the protesters were holding placards which read “Save Al-Aqsa” and “Free Palestine,” while some others were shouting anti-Israeli slogans like “Israel is a terror state”, and “Hands-off Al-Aqsa.” They also burned Israeli flags.

Tensions erupted in the occupied territories on July 14, when a fatal shooting happened outside the Haram al-Sharif which Jews call Temple Mount.

Following the incident, Israeli police briefly shut down the al-Aqsa compound and canceled Muslim Friday prayers at the holy site.

However, the compound was reopened on July 16, but with metal detectors and surveillance cameras put up at entrances.